Halfway to a Threeway
| Halfway to a Threeway | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | November 22, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | January 1999 - August 1999 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 21:21 | |||
| Label | Drag City[1] Domino | |||
| Producer | Jim O'Rourke/Jeremy Lemos/Konrad Strauss | |||
| Jim O'Rourke chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10[3] |
Halfway to a Threeway is an EP by American musician Jim O'Rourke.[4][5] It was released by Drag City in 1999.[6]
The EP is referenced in the song "Will Get Fooled Again," by Max Tundra, from his album Parallax Error Beheads You.
Critical reception[edit]
Exclaim! called the EP "one of Jim O'Rourke's true crowning achievements," writing that it "shows the 'Chicago sound' at the height of its powers."[7] The Independent called the title track "a gorgeous, wistful lullaby."[8]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fuzzy Sun" | 2:34 |
| 2. | "Not Sport, Martial Art" | 6:51 |
| 3. | "The Workplace" | 7:42 |
| 4. | "Halfway to a Threeway" | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 21:21 | |
- Track 3 features backing vocals by Sam Prekop and Archer Prewitt of The Sea and Cake.
Personnel[edit]
- Main personnel
- Jim O'Rourke – vocals, guitars; piano (#1-3), organ (#2), percussion (#1-2)
- Glenn Kotche – drums (#1,3)
- Darin Gray, bass guitar (#1,2,3)
- Frank Navin, vocals (#1)
- Rob Mazurek – cornet (#2,3)
- Tim Barnes, drums (#2)
- Archer Prewitt – vocals (#3)
- Sam Prekop – vocals (#3)
- Technical personnel
- Jeremy Lemos – assistant engineer, recording
- Konrad Strauss – mastering
- Jim Newberry – photography
References[edit]
- ^ "Jim O'Rourke - Halfway to a Threeway | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
- ^ "Halfway to a Threeway - Jim O'Rourke | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Jim O'Rourke: Halfway to a Threeway EP: Pitchfork Record Review". April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-14.
- ^ "Jim O'Rourke". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Dansby, Andrew (April 11, 2002). "Jim O'Rourke: Curse of the Noise Monger". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. December 13, 1999 – via Google Books.
- ^ "An Essential Guide to Jim O'Rourke". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "Jim O'Rourke: As steady as O'Rourke". The Independent. March 10, 2014.
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